Dimensions of Blood Vessels from Distributing Artery to Collecting Vein

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  • MARY P. WIEDEMAN
    Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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<jats:p>Measurements of lengths, diameters, and numbers of post-capillary vessels were made in the bat's wing. The cross-sectional area and capacity in the various portions of the vascular bed were calculated.</jats:p> <jats:p>The greatest total cross-sectional area in the entire vascular bed was found in the venules, a result not in agreement with similar reports made by others using measurements from vessels in fixed preparations. This discrepancy probably results from disagreement regarding the diameter of capillary vessels.</jats:p> <jats:p>Calculations to determine the per cent of total volume in each portion of the vascular bed showed that the venous system accounts for as much as 80% of the total vascular volume.</jats:p>

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  • Circulation Research

    Circulation Research 12 (4), 375-378, 1963-04

    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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